7 food tricks using lemons you never knew about

Whether you're a professional chef or simply a lover of food -- then you've probably had lemon added to your meal. Whether it's zest on your dessert, a drizzle on your salad or a squeeze in your water -- lemon is everywhere and we're definitely not complaining. After all, what's better than a freshly squeezed glass of homemade lemonade? (NOTHING).

But believe it or not, there's actually a lot more you can do with lemon than simply use it for taste. We know you've probably read about using it on your skin or in your beauty regime somehow, but that's actually not what we're referring to.

Lemon not only offers a great dose of vitamin C and antioxidants that fight free-radicals, but it's great for helping out your cooking, too! Yes, lemon makes things a whole lot easier when it comes to food preparation. Who knew?

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1. Prevent browningA few squeezes of lemon juice can do wonders for avocado, apples and bananas! Because lemon juice is acidic it helps prevent produce turning brown.

2. Stop rice from stickingAdding a few drops of lemon to your cooking water helps prevent this. Added tip: the lemon juice also whitens your rice!